Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Severin Films Releases CRUEL JAWS, MASSACRE IN DINOSAUR VALLEY, AND PRIMITIVES Today!

Cover art for Severin Films' CRUEL JAWS Blu-ray!
SEVERIN FILMS GIVES US EXPLOITATION FILM FANS CANNIBALS, KILLER SHARKS, AND A DOSE OF LUCIO FULCI ON BLU-RAY DISC!


Before I dig into this haul of new Severin titles, I just want to say that yes I do in fact realize that these films have been available to order direct from Severin for some time. In fact, my copy of CRUEL JAWS will be arriving in just a few days! But for those of you who don't care about special packages and/or exclusive slipcovers, now is the time to add some new Severin titles to your growing collections! For lovers of cannibal cinema, you can choose from the parody-level flesh-eating of MASSACRE IN DINOSAUR VALLEY, or PRIMITIVES, the Indonesian bargain-basement version of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST! And for you natural horror/killer shark enthusiasts, you will swoon over Bruno Mattei's creatively bankrupt rip-off, JAWS 5.... err... I mean CRUEL JAWS! If any of that cinematic madness caught your attention, then scroll down to get the full details of these four upcoming Severin releases!

CRUEL JAWS (1995)


Synopsis: He defied all laws of good taste and international copyright with SHOCKING DARK and ROBOWAR. He reset the bar for batsh*t crazy ItaloHorror with RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR and HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD. And in 1995, legendary director Bruno Mattei – here as ‘William Snyder’ – stunned the civilized world with this ultimate sharksploitation saga that liberally borrows characters, plot and footage from Joe D’Amato’s DEEP BLOOD and Enzo G. Castellari’s THE LAST SHARK (and that’s just the tip of a very litigious fin). Filmed in South Florida with a cast of now-ashamed unknowns that includes a Hulk Hogan lookalike, experience “the epitome of outrageous thievery cinema” (All Movie) – actually released in some countries as JAWS 5 – now remastered uncut in HD for the first time ever!

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 94 & 96 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo

Extras:
  • NEW! The Snyder Cut – Unreleased Japanese Extended Cut of CRUEL JAWS!
  • NEW! The Great White Way – A Study in Sharksploitation with Rebekah McKendry!
  • NEW! These Things Got Made! – Interview with Actor Jay Colligan!
  • Trailer

I'm still in disbelief that this movie got a legit Region A Blu-ray release Vault Dwellers! Scream Factory as going to put this film out years ago on a double feature disc, but they abandoned it due to a whole chain of legalities (because this film includes most of the shark footage from THE LAST SHARK - which is still banned from U.S. shores - and even a few snippets from JAWS!). Now for the first time ever, CRUEL JAWS can be yours! The disc should cost between $20 - $29 and can be ordered through AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly through SEVERIN FILMS' site!




The cover art for Severin Films' Blu-ray of MASSACRE IN DINOSAUR VALLEY!
MASSACRE IN DINOSAUR VALLEY (1985)

Synopsis: It’s been called “top-notch entertainment” (Rock! Shock! Pop!), “a rip-roaring riot of Italian exploitation” (DVD Beaver) and “a weird cross between ROMANCING THE STONE and CANNIBAL FEROX” (The Video Graveyard). Now experience the wildest ‘80s cannibal movie you’ve never seen scanned uncut in 4k from the original negative: Michael Sopkiw (BLASTFIGHTER, KILLER FISH) stars as a cocky paleontologist who crash-lands into a jungle hell chock full of fashion models, graphic violence, rampant nudity, and tasty gobs of flesh-chomping mayhem. Marta Anderson (BARE BEHIND BARS) co-stars in this ”fromaggio gem from another era” (Bloody Good Horror) – also released as AMAZONAS and CANNIBAL FEROX II – co-written by the legendary Dardano Sacchetti (THE BEYOND, DEMONS) that B&S About Movies says “delivers on everything it promises, except dinosaurs.”

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 88 minutes | Region Free
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English & Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono

Extras:
  • Valley Boy – Interview with Actor Michael Sopkiw!
  • Lost in Brazil – Interview with Co-Writer Dardano Sacchetti! 
  • Deleted and Extended Scenes Reel
  • Trailer
  • Italian credits
  • Reversible Cover Art
Severin's Blu-ray release of Michele Massimo Tarantini's MASSACRE IN DINOSAUR VALLEY is now available and should cost between $20 - $29! Order it today from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SEVERIN FILMS! Speaking of Severin, they still have some copies of this title with a limited edition slipcover available on their site as well!




Blu-ray cover for Severin Films' PRIMITIVES.
PRIMITIVES (1980)

Synopsis: Four years before they rocked Asia with SATAN’S SLAVE, director Sisworo Gautama Putra, screenwriter Imam Tantowi and producer Gope T. Samtani made their collaborative debut with Indonesia’s first – and still only – Italian-style cannibal shocker: When three naïve anthropology students go in search of a lost primitive tribe, they’ll instead discover a nightmare of bloody rituals, depraved torture, jaw-dropping music cues and flesh-chomping brutality. Indonesian martial arts legend Barry Prima (THE WARRIOR) stars in this “peculiarly local, sometimes psychedelic and virtually unseen” (Mondo Digital) chunk of graphic jungle carnage – released in the UK as SAVAGE TERROR and classified as a Section 3 ‘Video Nasty’ – now scanned in HD from the Jakarta vault negative for the first time ever.

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 90 minutes | Region Free
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - English & Indonesian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono

Extras:
  • Producing PRIMITIVES – Interview with Producer Gope T. Samtani!
  • Way Down in the Jungle Deep – Interview with Screenwriter Imam Tantowi!
  • Trailer 
  • Alternate Title Sequence
  • Reversible Cover Art
Severin's Blu-ray of PRIMITIVES is currently available and should cost between $20 - $29! Get your copy of this forgotten Indonesian cannibal gem now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SEVERIN FILMS! If you want this one with the exclusive limited edition slipcover, you can pick that up HERE.



Friday, September 25, 2020

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 09/22/2020!

 

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Vault Master's Pick of the Week for 09/22/2020 is Mill Creek's INNER SANCTUM MYSTERIES Set!

Greetings Vault Dwellers and welcome to our weekly Stock Your Vault column! Last week featured a pretty light release slate but don't worry, some of your favorite Blu-ray labels made up for it this week with some stellar new titles, plus there are numerous multi-film collections (many of them formerly out of print) on both DVD and Blu-ray disc!

Scream Factory brings back their long out of print VINCENT PRICE COLLECTION that contains THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES, FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, THE HAUNTED PALACE, WITCHFINDER GENERAL, and MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH which has been given a few upgrades and released separately from the set as well!

Media Blasters debuted ZEIRAM 2 on Blu-ray, FULL METAL JACKET made its 4K Ultra HD debut (separately and in a set with THE SHINING and 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY), the fourth season of RICK AND MORTY arrives in standard and steelbook editions, and Lionsgate released the ROB ZOMBIE TRILOGY to Blu-ray disc, which features HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, and 3 FROM HELL!

A slew of old Miramax titles are back in print now including a double feature of DRACULA 2000 & DRACULA II: ASCENSION, THE FACULTY, and various multi-film sets featuring popular horror franchises, including HALLOWEEN, HELLRAISER, THE PROPHECY, MIMIC, and CHILDREN OF THE CORN!

But the crown goes to Mill Creek Entertainment this week with their stellar release of the complete INNER SANCTUM MYSTERIES film series! This 2-disc set contains six hour-long films starring Lon Chaney Jr., and comes complete with a myriad of extras including an hour-long documentary, interviews, and digital goodies! I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Mill Creek has definitely stepped up their game over the past few years!

There are still plenty of other new titles on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD this week - to see them all just keep on scrolling fellow collectors!



NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
DC's Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Fifth Season
Jungle De Ikou
Mother in Love (Media Blasters)
Paranormal Attraction
Rick and Morty: Season 4
Spooky House
Things Fall Apart (Darkside Releasing)
The Woodsman


NEW TO BLU-RAY
Dracula 2000 & Dracula II: Ascension (Miramax Double Feature)
Dr. Stone: Season One, Part One
The Faculty (Miramax)
Fairy Gone: Season One, Part Two
Full Metal Jacket (4K UHD)
Kite Liberator (Special Edition - Media Blasters)
Masque of the Red Death (1964 - Scream Factory)
My Hero Academia: Season Two
Rick and Morty: Season 4 (Steelbook)
The Search for Simon
Shhhhh! (Darkside Releasing)
The Wind Rises (Shout! Factory)
Zeiram 2 (Media Blasters)


NEW TO DVD
Beckman
The Box
Dogs Don't Wear Pants (Shudder)
Earth Girls are Sleazy
Kids Go in the Woods.... Kids Get Dead (Special Edition)
Let it Snow
Nemesis
Rage of the Mummy
Sanctuary: Season One
Without a Body


NEW MULTI-FILM COLLECTIONS ON DVD
Action-Packed Sci-Fi: 3-Movie Collection
Contains: Annihilation, Arrival, and Tomb Raider.

The Crow Triple Feature
Contains: The Crow: City of Angels, The Crow: Salvation, and The Crow: Wicked Prayer.

Dracula: 3-Movie Collection
Contains: Dracula 2000, Dracula II: Ascension, and Dracula III: Legacy.

Eddie Murphy: 14-Movie Collection
Contains: 48 Hours, Another 48 Hours, Best Defense, Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop II, Beverly Hills Cop III, Boomerang, Coming to America, Dreamgirls, The Golden Child, Harlem Nights, Norbit, Trading Places, and Vampire in Brooklyn.

Futuristic Sci-Fi: 3-Movie Collection
Contains: Aeon Flux, Ghost in the Shell, and The Island.

Iconic Movies of the 80s & 90s: 20-Movie Collection
Contains: 48 Hours, Airplane, Better Off Dead, Beverly Hills Cop, Clueless, Election, Fatal Attraction, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Flashdance, Footloose, Ghost, Indecent Proposal, Juice, Major League, The Naked Gun, An Officer and a Gentleman, Payback, Tommy Boy, The Untouchables, and Wayne's World.

Pokemon: 4-Movie Collection
Contains: Pokemon Heroes: The Movie, Pokemon 4-Ever, Pokemon: Destiny Deoxys - The Movie, and Pokemon Jirashi: Wishmaker.

Scream: 3-Movie Collection
Contains: Scream, Scream 2, and Scream 3.


NEW MULTI-FILM COLLECTIONS ON BLU-RAY
Children of the Corn: 4-Movie Collection (Miramax)
Contains: Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest, Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering, Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror, and Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return.

Gerard Butler: 5-Movie Collection (Lionsgate)
Contains: Angel Has Fallen, Hunter Killer, Law Abiding Citizen, The Vanishing, and Gods of Egypt.

Halloween: 3-Movie Collection (Miramax - Also available on DVD.)

Contains: Halloween H20, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, and Halloween: Resurrection.

Hellraiser: 4-Movie Collection (Miramax)
Contains: Hellraiser - Bloodlines, Hellraiser - Inferno, Hellraiser - Hellseeker, and Hellraiser - Hellworld.

Inner Sanctum Mysteries: The Complete Film Collection (Mill Creek Entertainment)
Contains: Calling Dr. Death, Weird Woman, Dead Man's Eyes, The Frozen Ghost, Strange Confession, and Pillow of Death.

The Kevin Smith Triple Feature (Miramax)
Contains: Chasing Amy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Clerks.

Kubrick: 3-Movie Collection (4K UHD - Warner Bros.)
Contains: Full Metal Jacket, The Shining, and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Mimic: 3-Movie Collection (Miramax - Also available on DVD.)
Contains: Mimic, Mimic 2, and Mimic 3: Sentinel.

The Prophecy Collection (Miramax)
Contains: The Prophecy, The Prophecy II, The Prophecy 3: The Ascent, The Prophecy: Uprising, and The Prophecy: Forsaken.

Rob Zombie Trilogy (Lionsgate)
Contains: House of 1,000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, and 3 From Hell.

The Scary Movie Triple Feature (Miramax)
Contains: Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2, and Scary Movie 3 (Unrated).

The Vincent Price Collection (Scream Factory - Reissue)
Contains: The Pit and the Pendulum, Fall of the House of Usher, The Abominable Dr. Phibes, The Haunted Palace, Masque of the Red Death, and Witchfinder General.

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Media Blasters Quietly Debuts ZEIRAM 2 on Blu-ray Disc!

Cover art for Media Blasters' new ZEIRAM 2 Blu-ray!

THE SEQUEL TO KEITA AMEMIYA'S "ZEIRAM" IS NOW AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY DISC FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!

Acting as a followup to IRIA: Zeiram the Animation, ZEIRAM was a fairly decent live-action Japanese sci-fi flick that relied heavily on practical effects. The sequel (which I used to have on a bootleg VHS tape) upped the ante a bit, and to my knowledge, has never received a legit DVD release here in the States.

So imagine my surprise when I discovered that ZEIRAM 2 arrived on Blu-ray disc this past Tuesday through Media Blasters' Tokyo Shock label! This new disc contains both English & Japanese audio options and offers up a handful of special features, all at a relatively low price! Now if they'd just release the original ZEIRAM to Blu-ray, I'd be all set!

Synopsis: Upon successfully completing another important mission, the beautiful alien bounty hunter Iria returns to Earth. Along with her computer, Bob, and her assistant, Fujicrow, she is assigned a new android partner. Unfortunately, residing inside the android is the most cunning and evil combat life form known in the universe- a vicious Zeiram unit! When the android is damaged during combat, Zeiram emerges from hiding and begins to terrorize Iria and her comrades and soon becomes a serious planetary threat that must be stopped at all costs!

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 107 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (?)
Audio - English & Japanese

Extras:
  • The Making of Zeiram 2
  • True Story! - 82 Days with Amemiya Family
  • Zeiram 2 trailer

ZEIRAM 2 is now available wherever Blu-ray discs are sold and should only cost between $14 - $16! Add this oddball Japanese sci-fi actioner to your collection today - order yourself a copy from AMAZON or BULL MOOSE!



Monday, September 21, 2020

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 09/15/2020!


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Vault Master's Pick of the Week for 09/15/2020 is Vestron Video Collector's Series Blu-ray of LITTLE MONTERS (1989)!
Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings Vault Dwellers and welcome to your weekly dose of all things DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K disc related! Sorry I'm a little late in posting last Tuesday's new titles - it's probably going to be the new norm until I get my son "Action" Jackson on a more normalized sleep schedule. (Ah yes. Sleep... those little slices of death... how I miss them.)

This past Tuesday Kino Lorber Studio Classics released THE GHOST BREAKERS and THE CAT AND THE CANARY to Blu-ray disc, Arrow dropped their Blu of JESUS SHOWS YOU THE WAY TO THE HIGHWAY, Scorpion Releasing unveiled their new Blu-ray of DEF-CON 4, and Warner Bros. gave RED DWARF: THE PROMISED LAND its North American debut!

For you tokusatsu/kaiju fans, Mill Creek released yet another Ultra-set to Blu-ray featuring both UTLRAMAN GINGA and ULTRAMAN GINGA S, MVD Marquee Collection gave the forgotten DAHMER a nice Collector's Edition release on both DVD and Blu-ray, and Paramount released a 5-Movie STEPHEN KING COLLECTION, which features PET SEMATARY and its 2019 remake, SILVER BULLET, THE STAND (TV Mini-Series), and for the first time ever, THE DEAD ZONE featuring Christopher Walken!

But this week totally goes to Lionsgate's Vestron Video Collector's Series label, which has returned with a vengeance after remaining quiet for almost a full year! Vestron kicks things off with new Blu-ray discs of LITTLE MONSTERS (1989) and Cronenberg's SHIVERS (aka THEY CAME FROM WITHIN). Both movies come with slipcovers and a slew of new (and archival) extras, and amazingly both releases are surprisingly cheap, which is great news for us collectors!

To see the full list of this past week's new DVDs, Blu-rays, and 4K Ultra HD discs, just keep scrolling Vault Dwellers!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
Becky (2020)
Bodacious Space Pirates: The Complete Collection
Dahmer (Collector's Edition - MVD Marquee Collection)
Death of a Vlogger
Def-Con 4 (Scorpion Releasing)
Easy Does It
Edge of Extinction
Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway (2-Disc Special Edition - Arrow Video)
The Last Laugh
Prison School: The Complete Series
Red Dwarf: The Promised Land
Skin Traffik
Tokyo Home Stay Massacre
Trauma Therapy
Weathering With You
Z/x Code Reunion: The Complete Collection


NEW TO BLU-RAY
Bodacious Space Pirates: The Complete Collection
The Cat and the Canary (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series (Steelbook)
Def-Con 4 (Scorpion Releasing)
The Ghost Breakers (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway (2-Disc Special Edition - Arrow Video)
Little Monsters (Vestron Video Collector's Series)
Prison School: The Complete Series
Shivers (Vestron Video Collector's Series)
Tokyo Home Stay Massacre
Ultraman Ginga / Ultraman Ginga S: The Complete Series & Movies (Mill Creek Entertainment)
Vampire In Brooklyn
Weathering With You (Limited Edition Steelbook)
Z/x Code Reunion: The Complete Collection


NEW TO DVD
10/31 Part II
Alice, Sweet Alice (Special Edition - Arrow Video)
Amityville Clownhouse
And Then You Die
Bad Magic (SRS Cinema)
Batman: Arkham Asylum Re-Cast
The Blue Eyes
Cruising (Special Edition - Arrow Video)
A Dark Path
Evil Takes Root: The Curse of the Batibat
Fear Pharm
Guilt
Ilsa: The Wicked Warden / Ilsa: Harem of the Oil Sheiks (Double Feature)
Ingenium
In Search Of: Season One
In Search Of: Season Two
Instant Death
Killer Therapy
Luz: The Flower of Evil
The Man From Earth
My Pure Joy
Pet Sematary (1989) / Pet Sematary (2019)
Reap
Ride Scare
Running From the Dead
Unearthly Harvest


NEW MULTI-FILM COLLECTIONS ON BLU-RAY
4-Film Film Noir Collection (Warner Bros.)
Contains: Out of the Past, The Setup, Murder My Sweet, and Gun Crazy.

Alejandro Jodorowsky: 4K Restoration Collection (ABCKO)
Contains: Fando Y Lis, El Topo, The Holy Mountain, Psychomagic, and A Healing Art.

Stephen King: 5-Movie Collection (Paramount)
Contains: Pet Sematary (1989), Pet Sematary (2019), Silver Bullet, The Stand (TV Mini-Series), and The Dead Zone.

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

The Vestron Video Collector's Series Finally Returns With Two New Titles: LITTLE MONSTERS & SHIVERS!


Cover art for Vestro Video Collector's Series' Blu-ray release of LITTLE MONSTERS!
MISCHIEVOUS MONSTERS LURKING UNDER BEDS AND PARASITE-FUELED SEX MANIACS HIGHLIGHT THE TWO LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE REKINDLED VESTRON VIDEO COLLECTOR'S SERIES!

Rejoice for Lionsgate's Vestron label is back with two really solid titles! LITTLE MONSTERS has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid - I've always felt that it was a spiritual successor to NIGHTBREED. And speaking of David Cronenberg.... SHIVERS is the other new Vestron release this week! I've never seen it (I plan on rectifying that this weekend) but I'm definitely looking forward to this early body-horror tale that sounds like a mixture of NIGHT OF THE CREEPS and RABID! Both new Blu-ray releases come with a variety of new special features (including audio commentaries and cast & crew interviews) and are remarkably cheap - you'd be a fool not to add them to your collections ASAP Vault Dwellers!

LITTLE MONSTERS (1989)

Synopsis: Brian (Fred Savage - THE PRINCESS BRIDE, THE WIZARD) isn't scared of the monster living under the bed. On the contrary, when he gets to know the wild-eyed boogeyman, Maurice (Howie Mandel - WALK LIKE A MAN, voice of Gizmo in GREMLINS), the pair become fast friends. During the night, Maurice takes his young charge into the netherworld of monsters, where they have a great time making mischief in the lives of sleeping children. But Brian's opinion of Maurice and his freewheeling lifestyle changes when he discovers that he himself is turning into a monster.

Disc Specs:
Rated PG | Color | 101 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

Extras:
  • NEW! Audio Commentary with Jarret Gahan, Editor-in-Chief of CultofMonster.com!
  • NEW! Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview with Composer David Newman!
  • NEW! "Call Him Maurice" – An Interview with Actor Howie Mandel!
  • NEW! "Beneath the Bed" – An Interview with Producer Andrew Licht!
  • NEW! "Monsters Big & Small" – An Interview with Special Makeup Effects Creator Robert Short! 
  • NEW! Vintage Interviews with Actors Fred Savage, Ben Savage, Special Makeup Effects Creator Robert Short, and Director Richard Alan Greenberg!
  • Behind-the-Scenes Footage
  • "Making Maurice" – Vintage Footage of Howie Mandel's Makeup Transformation
  • Vintage EPK & VHS Promo
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Still Gallery 
LITTLE MONSTERS is now available on Blu-ray and is shockingly cheap: The introductory price is between $13 - $15! That amazes me because of all the new extras included with this release, and also because all of the previous Vestron titles were in the $20 - $25 range! So relieve this (somewhat traumatic) late 80s children's classic today and get yourself a copy from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, or DIABOLIK DVD!




Cover art for the Vestron Video Collector's Series Blu-ray release of David Cronenberg's SHIVERS!
SHIVERS (aka THEY CAME FROM WITHIN - 1975)

Synopsis: After a scientist living in a posh apartment complex slaughters a teen girl and kills himself, investigators discover that the murderer had been carrying on experiments involving deadly parasites. Roger St. Luc (Paul Hampton - WOMEN OF THE PREHISTORIC PLANET, HIT!), a doctor living in the building, and his aide, Nurse Forsythe (Lynn Lowry - THE CRAZIES, THE CAT PEOPLE), then realize that the parasites are on the loose, attacking fellow tenants. And those who become hosts turn into erotically obsessed maniacs who pass the bugs on through violent sex.

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 88 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

Extras:
  • NEW! Audio Commentary with Writer-Director David Cronenberg and Co-Producer Don Carmody!
  • NEW! "Mind Over Matter" – An Interview with Writer-Director David Cronenberg!
  • NEW! "Good Night Nurse" – An Interview with Actress Lynn Lowry!
  • NEW! "Outside and Within" – An Interview with Special Make-Up Effects Creator Joe Blasco!
  • NEW! "Celebrating Cinépix" – An Interview with Greg Dunning!
  • Archival 1998 David Cronenberg Interview
  • Still Gallery with Optional Archival Audio Interview with Executive Producer John Dunning
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • TV Spot
  • Radio Spots 
The Vestron Blu-ray release of SHIVERS is also currently available wherever Blu-ray discs are sold and goes for between $13 - $15! Again, this price point is mind-blowing considering previous Vestron title pricing, plus the number of new extras created for this release - I really hope this is a continuing trend! Get your copy of SHIVERS now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, or DIABOLIK DVD!



Tuesday, September 15, 2020

The Battle For the Future Has Begun: DEF-CON 4 is Now Available on Blu-ray!


Cover art for Scorpion Releasing's new Blu-ray of DEF-CON 4!
SCORPION RELEASING GIVES THE POST-APOCALYPTIC CLASSIC ITS NORTH AMERICAN BLU-RAY DEBUT, WITH AN ALL NEW HD REMASTER!

DEF-CON 4 doesn't seem to get mentioned much these days, and yet this film's theatrical one-sheet is easily one of the most memorable, and iconic pieces of art from the long-lost VHS rental era. I never got around to watching this movie back in the day (though I definitely perused the VHS sleeve numerous times in my youth) so I'm excited to see it finally get a Blu-ray release here in the U.S.! (Prior to this disc, it was released by Arrow Video in a Region B-locked release.) The film has been newly remastered in high-definition, contains a handful of special features, reversible cover art, and comes packaged in a collectible slipcover, which should excite some of you collectors! To get the full details of this new release, read onward!

Synopsis: Three astronauts, Tim Choate (THE FIRST TIME, GHOST STORY), Kate Lynch (MEATBALLS), John Walsch (BODY PARTS), in a secret spaceship lose all contact with the ground and observe what appears to be a nuclear exchange between the USA and Russia! Two months later, the spacecraft’s guidance system is mysteriously reprogrammed, forcing the crew’s return to a vastly changed Earth, where they encounter crazed cannibals, paranoid survivalists, and a sadistic despotic ruler! Hang on tight, DEF-CON 4 is a sci-fi survival thriller that will leave you breathless!

Disc Specs:
Rated R | Color | 88 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - English LPCM 1.0 (?)

Extras:
  • NEW! HD remaster of the film!
  • NEW! Interview with Composer Chris Young!
  • Newly Commissioned Reversible Artwork!
  • Limited Edition Slipcase
  • Theatrical Trailer
Scorpion Releasing's new Blu of DEF-CON 4 is now readily available to own and should cost you somewhere between $18 - $23! If you're a post-apoc sci-fi junkie, you may just want to add this one to your personal collection Vault Dwellers - Get a copy of DEF-CON 4 today from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from KINO LORBER!



Thursday, September 10, 2020

STOCK YOUR VAULT: New DVDs & Blu-rays for 09/08/2020!


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Vault Master's Pick of the Week for 09/08/2020 is Universals 4K Ultra HD "The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection!"
Vault Master's Pick of the Week!

Greetings Vault Dwellers! Sorry for the lack of news posts lately, but it has been a crazy couple of weeks here at Vault HQ! The Vault Mistress and I welcomed our son into the world back on August 27th during a lengthy hospital visit. Long story short: There were medical concerns for momma, so they tried to induce labor. Our kid didn't want to come out, so the doctors had to go in.

And now, two weeks later, I'm trying to settle into my role as a parent as I return to my normal schedule at the day job, and somewhere in between all of that, I'll be devoting any little bit of spare time I have left to maintaining this blog and main website. Wish me luck gang, because I am definitely going to need it!

But enough about me: Ya'll came here to find out what's new on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD disc! Well, there's honestly not a lot to get excited about this week Vault Dwellers, but as always, there's a handful of titles worth adding to your growing collections!

Arrow Video brought both THE COMIC and Takashi Miike's GRAVEYARDS OF HONOR to Blu-ray disc this week, Kino Lorber Studio Classics debuted DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS and DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D. (both featuring the fantastic Peter Cushing as the titular character) on Blu-ray disc, and the classic GHOST IN THE SHELL anime made the leap to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray!

Along with a slew of Frolic Pictures triple (and double) feature DVDs (scroll down to see the entire list of them), DC/Warner Bros.' SUPERMAN: MAN OF TOMORROW, and a 60th anniversary edition Blu-ray of PSYCHO, there isn't much else to really shine the spotlight on, except for Universal's new THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK CLASSICS COLLECTION. This four film set features 4K restorations of REAR WINDOW, VERTIGO, (two different cuts of) PSYCHO, and THE BIRDS - naturally each disc comes with a variety of special features.

That's all the news that's fit to print - if you want to see the full roster of this week's new releases, just scroll on down Vault Dwellers! And please bear with me as I navigate this new (anxiety-riddled) world of fatherhood - my presence may be sporadic for a while!


NEW TO DVD & BLU-RAY
A Deadly Legend
Night into Day
Supergirl: The Complete Fifth Season
The True History of the Kelly Gang (Shout! Factory)


NEW TO BLU-RAY
The Comic (Arrow Video)
Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Diabolik Lovers: The Complete Collection
Dr. Who and the Daleks (Kino Lorber Studio Classics)
Ghost in the Shell (4K UHD)
Graveyards of Honor (2-Disc Special Edition - Arrow Video)
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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Peter Cushing Battles the Daleks in Kino Lorber's Two Newest Blu-ray Titles!


Cover art for Kino Lorber's Blu-ray of DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS!
GORDON FLEMYNG'S PAIR OF DR. WHO FILMS MAKE THEIR NORTH AMERICAN BLU-RAY DEBUT WITH RESTORED AUDIO AND NUMEROUS EXTRAS!

I have yet to really delve into the realm of Dr. Who, but I am familiar with the vast majority of actors who have portrayed the character over the decades. But imagine my surprise years ago when I attended a 35mm film festival and got a rare chance to see DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS on the big screen, featuring Peter Cushing as the titular sci-fi hero! And now this oft-forgotten film, and it's followup, DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D., are available to own on Region A Blu-ray disc thanks to the efforts of Kino Lorber Studio Classics! Both films appear to feature the same transfer and extras as their Region B counterparts, however, the audio track for DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS has been newly restored, and now features dialogue, sound effects, and music that has been missing from previous releases! Whether you're a "Whovian," or a Peter Cushing completist, you'll definitely want to add these two flicks to your collection ASAP!

DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS (1965)

Synopsis: Screen legend Peter Cushing (THE SKULL, THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, MADHOUSE) plays everyone’s favorite Timelord, and having invented the TARDIS, a strange machine capable of traveling into other dimensions, the Doctor and his three young accomplices set forth on a quest through time and space. Their journey takes them into the dark, undiscovered depths of the universe and to the planet of Skaro, a primitive world devastated by nuclear war and populated by two warring species: a peaceful tribe known as the Thals and a life form heavily mutated by radiation, encased in protective machines... a merciless force of destruction known as the Daleks!

Now fully restored, DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS, directed by Gordon Flemyng (THE SPLIT, GREAT CATHERINE), was the first big-screen film adaptation of British TV’s most iconic sci-fi hero, and was the first time Doctor Who was ever seen in color! Screenplay by Milton Subotsky (THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE), based on the original BBC TV serial by Terry Nation (The Avengers).

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 83 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono

Extras:
DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS is now available on Blu-ray disc and should cost you somewhere between $18 - $20! Order yourself a copy now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from KINO LORBER!




Blu-ray cover for Kino Lorber's DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D.!
DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D. (1966)

Synopsis: The Earth of 2150 A.D. is a desolate and hostile ruin of a planet, crumbling at the edge of civilization, slowly disappearing into the darkness of space. For the future of planet Earth now belongs to the Daleks, a destructive army of alien invaders who have turned the human race into cowering slaves. Meanwhile deep within the London Underground a group of resistance freedom fighters are planning an attack.

But there’s only one man who could possibly help them succeed in destroying their extraterrestrial enemies and take back control of planet Earth. A man of mystery, a man of time and space, a man known only as… The Doctor. Now fully restored, DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D., directed by Gordon Flemyng, stars screen legend Peter Cushing (HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS) in his return to the big screen as British TV’s most iconic sci-fi hero!

Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 84 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio - English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono

Extras:
DALEKS' INVASION EARTH 2150 A.D. is now available to own on Blu-ray disc and should cost between $18 - $20. Order your copy now from AMAZON, BULL MOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or get it directly from KINO LORBER!